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She was shunned socially, thrown off medical boards and was almost firebombed, but throughout the 1960s Dr. Barbara Ball worked tirelessly with the Bermuda Industrial Union (BIU) to improve workers' rights.
Veteran labour leader and former MP Ottiwel...
DATE: Sep 03, 2010
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Soft-spoken, petite octogenarian, Pamela Skillington Darrell, hardly looks like a woman who would eavesdrop on a fascist dictator.
But during the Second World WarI, Mrs. Darrell was selected by the Women's Royal Naval Service (WRENS) to work at Bletc...
DATE: Sep 02, 2010
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Long-time youth counsellor Olga Scott recently received The Queen's award of an OBE from The Prince of Wales, who officiated at the Investiture Ceremony held at Buckingham Palace, London.
Accompanied by her family, husband and former Premier Alex Sco...
DATE: Sep 02, 2010
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Six young Bermudians will be off to chase their academic dreams this month thanks to a prestigious scholarship.
The Nicholl Scholarship committee recently announced the names of this year's recipients of the $25,000 scholarship.
They are: Somers Brew...
DATE: Sep 02, 2010
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LONDON (AP) — Author J.K. Rowling has given £10 million ($15.4 million) to set up a centre to research multiple sclerosis, the disease that killed her mother.
The creator of boy wizard Harry Potter said yesterday that the Anne Rowling Regenerative Ne...
DATE: Sep 01, 2010
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Health insurance has been in the headlines recently after a public consultation paper with proposals to "enhance the regulatory framework for health insurers" was published. Here the Bermuda Health Council has issued some tips on getting the most out...
DATE: Sep 01, 2010
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A salmonella outbreak that sickened hundreds and led to the recall of hundreds of millions of eggs from one Iowa firm will likely grow, federal health officials said on Thursday.
That's because illnesses occurring after mid-July may...
DATE: Sep 01, 2010
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Twelve-year-old Malia Obama wears braces, toots a flute and is after her father to save the tigers. Younger sister Sasha, who is nine, shoots hoops like her basketball-loving dad and dances hip-hop.
Both girls get up at 6 a.m. to ge...
DATE: Sep 01, 2010
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LONDON (AP) — It's a political memoir with celebrity trappings — secrecy, security, controversy and a multimillion-dollar deal.
Tony Blair's "A Journey" is published today, promising to give readers behind-the-curtain insights into major world events...
DATE: Sep 01, 2010
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LONDON (Reuters) - Kidneys transplanted from victims of heart attacks and other cardiac deaths are just as good as those from brain-dead patients and could offer a valuable extra source of donor organs, British scientists said on Thursday.
The resear...
DATE: Sep 01, 2010
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